Ehud Olmert’s Cabinet approved a swap deal under which two Israeli soldiers deemed as “killed in action” would be returned soon. Meanwhile, the prime minister hinted it will be a dress rehearsal for the releases allowing Gilad Shalit to come home.
A deal between the two overseas arms of the North American federation system over how to split the money they receive from the federations apparently has fallen through over a disagreement over which should fund World ORT.
The plight of Israelis under rocket fire in Sderot and the cause of Israel’s missing soldiers have galvanized American Jewry like few Israel-related issues in recent years.
